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Axonal Transport
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Definition
: The directed transport of ORGANELLES and molecules along nerve cell AXONS. Transport can be anterograde (from the cell body) or retrograde (toward the cell body). (Alberts et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell, 3d ed, pG3)
Other names
Axoplasmic Transport; Axoplasmic Flow; Transports, Axoplasmic; Transports, Axonal; Transport, Axoplasmic; Transport, Axonal; Streaming, Axoplasmic; Axoplasmic Transports; Axoplasmic Flows; Axonal Transports; Axoplasmic Streaming
